Patterns
Click on a class to see the patterns taught in that class.
Boogie Woogie
- Beginners class fall 2007
- In to closed position
- Out of closed position
- Out of closed position with turn for follow
- Sugarpush
- Change place
- American spin
- Train
- Break moves
- Right side pass
- Left side pass
- Bunny jump
- Out of closed position with double turn for follow
- Change place with spin for lead
- Push spin
- Ripples
- Flirt
- Left side pass with turn
- Butterfly
- Lasso
- Cannonball
- Sugarpush with jump
- Elbow stop
- Tango dip
- Beginners class spring 2008
- In to closed position
- Out of closed position
- Out of closed position with turn for follow
- Change place
- Sugarpush
- American spin
- Right side pass
- Left side pass
- Train
- Break moves
- Out of closed position with double turn for follow
- Bunny jump
- Push spin
- Ripples
- Flirt
- Left side pass with turn
- Butterfly
- Lasso
- Cannonball
- Jo-jo
- Sugarpush with jump
- Tango dip
- Advanced class spring 2008
- American spin with turn for lead
- Whip
- Sugarpush with turn
- Quick stop
- Schwupp
- Out of closed position with open turn for follow
- Teasing the girl
- PomPom
- Change place with turn for lead
- Barrel turn
- Jive throw
- Rekka
- Ryder
- Whip with turn for lead
- Bossy girl
- Jass spin
- Jo-jo
- Beginners class fall 2008
- In to closed position
- Out of closed position
- Out of closed position with turn for follow
- Sugarpush
- Change place
- American spin
- Train
- Break moves
- Right side pass
- Left side pass
- Bunny jump
- Out of closed position with double turn for follow
- Change place with spin for lead
- Push spin
- American spin with turn
- Sugarpush with jump
- Ripples
- Flirt
- Left side pass with turn
- Cannonball
- Right side pass with turn for lead
- Train with turn for lead
- Lasso
- Change place with turn for lead
- Inside turn from closed position
- Elbow stop
- Tango dip
- Through crotch
- Barrel turn
- Advanced class fall 2008
- Rider
- The cleavage pattern
- Duck Walks
- The spectators pattern
- Texas Tommy
- Pocket tuck with salsa variation
- Whip with an outside turn initiated from change places
- Whip with sidelong action
- Reversed whip
- Sexy back
- With with twist-twist and lady’s spin out of closed hold
- Whip with overrotation
- Turbostep
- Turbospin
- Under the bridge
- Stroking the six-pack
- Turbo version of stroking the six-pack
- Whip with shjasse and tango dip
- Jump dip
- Thorbjørn and Susanne highlight
- Lasso
- Sugarpush penetration
- Pocket tuck, lady pops backwards under the man’s arm
- Carousel (Jørgen and Victoria highlight)
- The cleavage pattern, lady gets prepped on her way out and spins back
- Outside right side pass
- Outside right side pass, lady gets prepped and spins back
- Neck dip
- Beginners class spring 2009
- In to closed position
- Out of closed position
- Out of closed position with turn for follow
- Change Place
- Sugarpush
- Left side pass
- Right side pass
- American spin
- Lift
- Lift with follow bending legs in the air
- Lift where follow takes a split in the air and leader kicks between the legs
- Bunny jump
- Right side pass with turn for lead
- Right side pass with turn for lead
- Push spin
- Train
- Ripples
- Sugarpush with flirt
- Left side pass with turn
- American spin with extra turn
- Lasso
- Change place with turn for lead
- Cannonball
- Inside turn from closed position
- Elbow stop
- Tango dip
- Through crotch
- Barrel turn
- Barrel turn with extra turn
- Basic with bounce
- Sugarpush with twist
- Teasing the girl
- Dip
- Swing dip
- Whip
- Advanced class spring 2009
- Sugarpush variation where one of the follower’s hands is lifted over her head.
- Sugarpush variation where the follower puts her hand the lead’s chest.
- Contra movement from a right-right hold in the lead’s right pocket, backstep out of the pocket
- Cannonball straight to closed.
- Whips: usual, inside turn, outside turn, outside turn with a stop, free spin for follower, neck dive for follower, head duck for follower, reversed, open, where the lead turns clockwise and loops a handhold over his head.
- Contra movement from a right-right hold into the lead’s right pocket, send the follower out of the pocket and then straight into the salsa variation.
- Suzie Q.
- Sugarpush with syncopation: kick-ball-change, check-and-cross and slide.
- Contra movement from a right-right hold into the lead’s right pocket, follower takes her second triple in place while the lead triples past her into open position.
- Lazy man.
- Lazy man halfway through, then the lady is backstepped into a cannonball.
- Turbo step.
- Cannonball where the man turns clockwise.
- Freespin from closed for the follower and the lead turns clockwise.
- Sugarpush with two followers.
- American spin with two followers.
- One follower changes places, the other is lead in a sugarpush.
- Contra movement for both followers and they are sent into the lead’s pockets.
- Contra movement for both followers and they are sent into the lead’s pockets. On the second triple-step the lead triples in front of them. He lets his left arm drop down while he triples past but his right arm passes over one of the follower’s head.
- Open position with a left-right and a right-right handhold. The follower on the left side is led into an inside turn under the lead’s arm and the lady on the right side into an inside turn, not under the lead’s arm. The lead lets go of both handholds in the middle of the pattern.
- Weight transfer pattern.
- Weight transfer pattern where the lead turns under its arm.
- Arjay and Melissa.
- Slingshot.
- Backstop.
- Barrel from a right-right handhold.
- Yo-yo.
- Yo-yo with a spin for the follower.
- The swing-dive.
- Jove
- Tourist-twist.
- The French pattern with an extra spin for the follower.
- Sugarpush with a round trip à la Jørgen.
- American pervert?
- Kick-kick with a pervert?
- Disco ball.
- Extended turbostep with a double spin as an exit.
- American spin with a swing and a jump.
- Jørgen and Aina pop-pattern.
- Show routine:
A video of the routine.
Intro:
Austin Powers style running.
First major phrase:
Cannonball.
Underarm right side pass.
Kick-ball-change, check-and-cross, pivot, walk forward, Hollywood hop.
Second major phrase:
Follow jumps down and rotates into closed (8 beats).
Out of pocket (don’t backstep).
Whip with an over-rotation.
Whip with an outside turn.
Turbostep. On the third beat in the pattern there is phrase change, we step it powerfully and look at the spectators.
Third major phrase:
Underarm right side pass at an angle, straight to Suzie Q.
Arjay and Melissa.
Follow lead into lead’s right pocket, we do a wave (still on 4), lead travels past follower and looks at her (still on 7 and 8).
Weight transfer from cannonball.
Fourth major phrase:
Lazy man halfway through and we pop our ass three times (8 beats).
Lead walks past follower behind her while laughing with little finger positioned Dr. Evil style.
Cannonball.
Whip with over-rotation and skipping.
Fifth major phrase (starts at beat three with respect to out of pocket):
Out of pocket (we backstep).
Open whip.
We pop our ass out and position little finger Dr. Evil style.
- Beginners class fall 2009
- In to closed position
- Out of closed position
- Out of closed position with turn for follow
- Change place
- Sugarpush
- American spin
- Train
- Break moves
- Bunny jump
- Tango dip
- Right side pass
- Left side pass
- Inside turn in the arm
- Out of closed position with inside turn for follow
- Out of closed position with double turn for follow
- Right side pass with spin for lead
- Push Spin
- Cannonball
- Lasso
- Kick Ball Change
- Change place with turn for lead
- Cannonball with turn for lead
- Sugarpush with syncopation
- Push spin with turn for lead
- Whip
- Whip with outside turn
- Out of closed position with out using the hand
- Teasing the girl
- Advanced class fall 2009
- Whip
- Whip without sending the follow down the line
- Whip without sending the follow down the line, wtih jump
- Whip, 10 counts with turn
- Whip with outside turn
- Quick stop
- Ryder
- Ryder with fold for follow
- Ryder-routine
- Schwupp
- Schwupp – routine
- Kneehookturn for lead
- Reverse whip
- Reverse whip with overturn
- Routine with jumps
- Jump from leaders leg
- Ladyclip
- Whip – lead with hand over head
- Walkthrough
- Handtwist turn
- Step variation 1
- Step variation 2
- Step variation 3
- Step variation 4
- Jo-jo
- Jo-jo with fold for follow
- Whip with twist
- Backstep with twist into the arm
- Side by side
- Backstep with twist into the arm, out with turn into the arm
- Lead travelling on the line on 6 beats
- Backstep with twist into the arm, out with turn into the arm and travelling on the line on 6 beats
- Jazz Spin
- Susie Q
- Kick and slide
- Change place into triple triple triple step
- Three sendout variations
- Inside
- Outside
- Straight out
- Rocking Rolf – routine
- Whip from right – right grip
- ABCD
- Reversed Jo-jo on 8 beats
- Whip with outside turn, changing hands
- Whip with outside turn, changing hands and pop back
- Beginners class spring 2010
- In to closed position
- Out of closed position
- Out of closed position with turn for follow
- Sugarpush
- Change place
- American spin with contra
- Spin into closed position
- Train
- Right side pass
- Left side pass
- Break moves
- Tango dip
- Bunny jump
- Push Spin
- Cannonball
- Lasso
- Flirt
- Sugarpush with a twist
- Sugarpush with a leg cross for the follower
- Hammerlock and the follower goes under
- Tuck turn
- Whip
- Whip with outside turn
- Walkthough with stop
- Out of closed position without hands
- Teasing the girl
- Whip with inside turn
- Elbow stop
- Right side pass with a spin for the leader
- American spin with 3 turns and a jump on the last one
- Quick stop
- Follower into pocket
- Follower into pocket with walk
- Schwupp
- Advanced class spring 2010
- Whip
- Swingdip
- Turbostep
- Whip with outside turn
- Whip with turn for lead
- Whip with jump
- Pocket tuck with salsa variation
- Petter and Kirsti step
- American spin into jump for lead
- Jove
- Dizzy
- Jo-jo with stop
- Tourist twist
- Change place on 8 beats with double spin for lady
- Bossy girl
- Duck walk, from closed position
- Duck walk, from right – right grip
- Rolling between the hands
- But bump
- Barrel turn with extra spin for lady
- Bump
- Out of closed position, teasing
- Contra from right-right grip into mens right armpit, backstep out + Alberts move
- Routine
- Contra from right-right grip into mens right armpit, backstep out + Alberts move
- Out of closed position, teasing
- Bump
- Sugarpush
- Barrel turn with extra spin for lady
- Bunny jump with extra stuff
- Haircomb whip with overturn
- Texas Tommy, out with turns for leady
- William and Maeva highlight
- Hammerlock and turns and dip for lady
- Thorbjørn and Susanne highlight
- Lady swinging on leader’s leg
- Out of closed position with extra turns
- Deathdrop
- French trip with extra stuff
Salsa
- Beginners class spring 2009
- Basic step
- Side step
- Back break
- Right turn for lady
- Right turn for men under the arm
- Right turn for men with hand change behind the back
- Right turn for men off the shoulder
- Cross body lead
- Cross body lead with 2 hands (open position)
- Change place
- Broken left turn for lady
- Broken left turn for men with hand change behind the back
- Broken left turn for men off the shoulder
- Dip
- Broken left turn for men with hand style-ing
- Cross body lead with inside turn
- Cross Body Lead with shoulder turn
- Cross body lead with inside turn, hands on hips
- Catch the back
- Into Wrap-around and out with a dip
- Catch the back with right/right grip and arm styling
- She goes, he goes, she goes
- Sambuka Tunnel
- Drop hand catch
- 360°
- Cross body lead with inside turn, right/right grip into sweetheart and out with right turn for lady
- Cross body lead with inside turn, right/right grip into sweetheart and out with right turn for lady. Haircomb over lady’s head, left/left grip and cross body lead with inside turn. Haircomb over men’s head, cross body lead
- Cross body lead with outside turn
- Cross body lead with inside turn, right/right grip, half a turn for men and lead lady forward to outside turn, Copa from right/right grip
- The Spiral, ending with copa from left/left grip over right/right grip
- Beginners class fall 2009
- Basic step
- Side step
- Back break
- Right turn for lady
- Right turn for men under the arm
- Right turn for men with hand change behind the back
- Right turn for men off the shoulder
- Cross body lead
- Cross body lead with 2 hands (open position)
- Cross body lead with inside turn
- Change place
- Broken left turn for lady
- Broken left turn for men with hand change behind the back
- Broken left turn for men off the shoulder
- Cross Body Lead with shoulder turn
- Catch the back
- Catch the back with right/right grip and arm styling
- Push turn
- Copa
- Copa with inside turn
- She goes, he goes, she goes
- Advanced class fall 2009
- Cumbian step
- Susie Q
- Copa
- Regular open break without turn (left-right grip)
- left-left/right-right grip with turn
- Walking step
- Double turn
- Rutine
- Cross Body Lead
- r-r grip, double turn for follow
- r-r grip, catch the back with hand-variation
- Copa with 1,5 inside turn
- Cross Body Lead
- Push turn
- without turn
- with turn for lead and/or follow
- Cross body lead with options
- mens right turn
- mens right turn under the arm
- mens left turn
- Routine
- open position, right turn for follow, hold both hands
- cross body lead man’s left turn with hand twist
- cross body lead man’s right turn under the arm
- copa with inside turn
- 360°
- Routine
- right-right, left-left grip
- Lady’s right turn
- comeoverso that lead takes his right hand over lady’s head, his left hand goes to his right shoulder
- Lead offers his right hand beneath his left hand, therefore right-right grip
- cross body lead with inside turn
- Right turn for lead with hand change behind his back
- Routine
- right-right, left-left grip
- Lady’s right turn
- comeoverso that lead takes his right hand over lady’s head, his left hand goes to his right shoulder
- Lead offers his right hand beneath his left hand, therefore right-right grip
- cross body lead with inside turn
- Half a right turn for lead
- Right turn for lady behind leader
- 1 and a half turn back for lady with hand hook
- Basic step
- Side step
- Back step
- Right turn for lady
- Right turn for the men under the hand
- Right turn for men with hand change behind the back
- Right turn for men off the shoulder
- Cross body lead
- Cross body lead from open position
- Change place
- Broken left turn for lady
- Broken left turn for men with hand change behind the back
- Broken left turn for men off the shoulder
- Dip
- Cross body lead with inside turn
- Cross Body Lead with shoulder turn
- Cross body lead with inside turn, hands on hips
- Catch the back
- Into Wrap-around and out with a dip
- Catch the back with right/right grip and arm styling
- She goes, he goes, she goes
- Drop hand catch
- Cross body lead with inside turn, right/right grip into sweetheart and out with right turn for lady
- Cross body lead with inside turn, right/right grip into sweetheart and out with right turn for lady. Haircomb over lady’s head, left/left grip and cross body lead with inside turn. Haircomb over men’s head, cross body lead
- Cross body lead with outside turn
- Cross body lead with inside turn, right/right grip, half a turn for men and lead lady forward to outside turn, Copa from right/right grip
- Suzie Q
- Walking step
- “Sikk sakk”
- Hook Turn
- Double righ turn
- 360° – 1x & 2x in a row
- Cross body lead with outside turn, single and double
- Back to back turn
- Spiral
- Back pass
- Back roll
- Drop hand catch
- Cross body lead with shoulder grip
- Cross body lead with right turn for the man
- Cross body lead with right turn for the man, underarm
- Cross body lead with left turn for the man
- Social step
- Double right turn for the lady
- Copa from right to left hold
- Copa from right to right hold
- Copa from right to right, left to left hold(left on top)
- Overturned cross body lead
- Ballerina
- Titanic
- Cross Body Lead Adventure
- Routine 1. —-
- Routine 2. —-
- Guapea
- Dame
- Dile que no
- Directo
- Enchufla
- Exhibela
- Enchufla doble
- Dame dos
- Prima
- Esceleto
- Sombrero
- Sombrero con mambo
- Yogurt
- Enchufla con Isac
- Una con una
- Una con dos
- Enchufla con clave
- Enchufla coca cola
Swing & Rock’n'Roll
- Advanced class spring 2009
- Right-right hold, lady passes man’s right side while turning and then swings out
- Right-right hold, the man does a low stop and turns his back towards the lady, he can then turn counterclockwise
- Under the hand and out and then straight up to a high stop
- Shut up catch
- Shut up catch – lady turns back to a low right-right stop
- Under the hand and out – lady turns halfway back – man turns – lady turns
- Under the hand and out and then straight up to a high stop with a man’s counterclockwise turn
- Under the hand and out – back into the right pocket – backstep and then kick alternately forward and toward each other
- Lady turns into man’s right pocket and then leans on his right side
- Shut up catch where the man stops the lady by catching her left forearm
- Lady turns – man turns from a right-right hold, the lady turns counterclockwise past the man’s right side, the man then catches her left upper arm with his left arm and uses that leverage to turn, clockwise
- Lady turns through
- Lady is stopped on the man’s chest
- Lady rolls along the man’s back
- Tango dip
- Right-right hold, man turns lady towards him and stops her by placing his hands firmly on her hips. The man lifts the lady up and kicks between her legs
- Right-right hold, man turns lady into his right pocket and takes up the left-left hold. He then leads her backwards out of the pocket and then presses her away from him with the left-left hold
- Beginners class fall 2009
- Basicstep (to and from)
- Under the arm and out
- Roll between elbows
- Roll between elbows, lead only uses his right hand
- Roll between elbows, lead only uses his right hand and turns
- Low right hand stop
- High stop
- Low stop on leaders right hip
- Change to right-right grip (3 ways)
- Routine
- Follow goes under the arm and out and when she comes back the lead turns half a circle and places lady’s right hand on his left shoulder
- Lead steps forward with his left foot and follow back with her right foot at the same time as the lead lets go of the followers hand, which slides to leader’s right hand behind him
- Follow steps in her left foot and stops at leader’s back while the leader steps back with his right foot
- Follow turns regular clockwise turn and the lead follows her with left turn and stops her in swing position
- Klap, hook and stop
- Leader sends the follower in swing to his right side and then the follower rolls in front of leader and ends in swing position on the left hand side
- Wide
- Under the arm and out – follower turn half way back – leader turns – follower turns
- Complication
- Advanced class fall 2009
- nr. 1
- nr. 2
- Beginners class spring 2010
- step 1
- step 2
- Advanced class spring 2010
- step 1
- 1 herra, 2 dömur
- Undir hönd og út
- Há bremsa
- Lág bremsa
- Há og lág bremsa
- Dama rúllar yfir
- Herra bremsar á mjöðm og lág bremsa,skipta um dömu
- Dömur á mismunandi takti
- Undir hönd og út, herra snýr undir og sendir dömur út
- Undir hönd og út, herra snýr undir og dama fer undir hönd á hinni dömunni
- Dama rúllar í gegn
- Herra snýr dömu inn í armkrók og snýst með henni undir hönd og síðan fer herra frá og dömur bremsa saman
- Dama rúllar aftan bak, bremsar síðan á hinni dömu
Lindy Hop
- Beginners class fall 2009
- 20’s Charleston side by side
- 20’s Charleston front to front
- 20’s Charleston front to front with Right turn for the follower
- 20’s Charleston front to front with Right turn for the Leader
- 30’s Charleston solo
- 30’s Charleston side by side
- 30’s Charlesto side by side with kick through
- 30’s Charlesto Kick The Dog
- Basic step in closed Lindy position (rock-step, triple-step, triple-step)
- Tuck turn from closed Lindy position
- Change of places from open Lindy position
- Send out from closed Lindy position
- Left side pass from open Lindy position
- Change of places into closed Lindy position
- Sugar push
- Shim Sham routine
- Basic 8- count step in closed position
- Compis move
- The lady in front and back again
- The lady in front and walk walk
- Swing-out
- Lindy-circle
- Beginners class spring 2010
- 20‘s Charleston
- 20’s Charleston side by side
- 20’s Charleston front to front
- 20’s Charleston front to front with Right turn for the follower
- 20’s Charleston front to front with Right turn for the Leader
- 30’s Charleston
- 30’s Charleston Slide
- 30’s Charlesto side by side with kick through
- 30’s Charlesto Kick The Dog
- 30’s Charleston Kick through, each in different direction
- 30’s Charleston Kick the dog with turn (away/together)
- Compis move
- Tandem
- Right hand to right hand grip into Tandem
- Outoff tandem – hands above head & throw out
- Basic step in closed Lindy position (rock-step, triple-step, triple-step)
- Basic 8- count step in closed position
- Tuck turn from closed Lindy position (6 count)
- Tuck turn (8-count)
- Rock step, kick step , kick step (Charleston takturinn)
- Change of places from open Lindy position
- Change places – realese hands (6-count)
- Right Side Pass (6-count)
- Right Side Pass with outside turn (6-count)
- From open into closed postition (6-count)
- Swing-out
- Swing-out with inside turn
- Swing-out with outside turn
- Swing-out with free spin
- Lindy-circle
- Texas Tommy
- The traintracks
- Sugar Push (6-count)
- Bunny Jump
- Dip
- Advanced class spring 2010
- Kick through into hand to hand 30′ Charleston
- Kick the dog, let go and meet up again
- Swing-out from closed
- Tandem Charleston
- Jockey
- WALK WALK walk walk walk walk (break move)
- Jump-jump-jump-jump (break move)
- Jump-jump jump&jump&jump&jump (break move)
- Jump out, jump in & circle the hips (break move)
- Double tuck-trun
- Double tuck-trun and follow the Follower
- Minidip
- Lindy-circle from closed
- Inger Anne & Terje dip
- Points
- Drunken Sailor
- Bounce bounce swing-out styling
- Rolf swing-out styling
- Swing-out w/ inside turn
- Swing out w/ outside turn
- Inside to inside turn swin-out
- Texas-tommy
- Suzie Q for the Leader and twists for the Follower (on 8-count)
- Rock-step, kick-step, kick-step (6-count Charlestin rythm)
- Tuck-trun (6-count Charlestin rythm)
- Rock-step, kick-step, kick-step into Tandem
- Tandem, Leader pushes with L hand on the Followers back
- Into hand to hand Charleston from Tandem
- Outro from hand to hand Charleston
- Outro from Tandem, hands pulled back & then thrown out
- 30′ Charleston side-by-side “slide”
- 30′ Charleston kick through split up & meet again
- 30‘ Charelston swing-out variation, Rock-step kick&kick step
- From open position into cloesed (6-count Charleston rythm)
- 20’s Charleston hlið við hlið
- 20’s Charleston fyrir framan hvert annað
- 20’s Charleston fyrir framan hvert annað með hægri snúning fyrir dömu
- 20’s Charleston fyrir framan hvert annað með hægri snúning fyrir herra
- 30’s Charleston ein
- 30’s Charleston hlið við hlið
- 30’s Charleston hlið við hlið með spark í gegn
- Grunn skref í lokaðri Lindy stöðu (rock step, triple step, triple step)
- “Tuck turn” úr lokaðri Lindy stöðu
- “Change of place” úr opinni Lindy stöðu
- “Send out” úr lokaðri Lindy stöðu
- “Left side pass” úr opinni Lindy stöðu
- “Change of place into closed” úr opinni Lindy stöðu í lokaða Lindy stöðu